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Sunnyside, Kentucky

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Shepherdsville Northwest census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40165. It lies near Beghto Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Valley Station quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Sunnyside within Bullitt County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 20 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

51 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 51 fires within 5 miles of Sunnyside (historical) between 1997 and 2020, burning about 220 acres in total. 2 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined19
Recreation and ceremony14
Debris and open burning14
Natural2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2002Recreation and ceremony3.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
22 September 2012Debris and open burning3.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryJOHNSON HO
18 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.9 acresKentucky Division of ForestryCHIP FIRE
17 September 2008Debris and open burning1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
12 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
11 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
20 August 2020Natural1.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryFAIRDALE HIGH FIRE
4 May 2001Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Bullitt County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Sunnyside (historical): 5 producers, 1 prospect. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Bloating Material. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
ShepherdsvilleBloating MaterialProducerSedimentary
Coral RidgeClayProducer
Highway 61 RoadcutClayProspect
Bullitt County QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Okolona QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Sheperdsville QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Bullitt County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Barrallton2.1 miles20
Bullitt Lick (historical)2.6 miles20
Brooks2.9 miles17
Gap in Knob3.4 miles17
Fox Chase3.5 miles17
Hunters Hollow4.3 miles17
Shepherdsville4.3 miles12
Hillview4.3 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2742450. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.